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| Andy Mitchell and Peter Campbell of Spencer Lane Jones Ltd fix the Wingfield |
Friday, 9 November 2012
Restoring Bristol cars - It is not only what you know but who you know.
Andy Mitchell, our owner, helps get the Wingfield Bristol Special up and running after an engine problem along with Peter Campbell of Spencer Lane Jones Ltd (another superb Bristol firm). Other Bristol experts helped also.
The Bristol world is small and having the best contacts is essential.
Monday, 5 November 2012
Mitchell Motors prepared Bristol Special has fun at Goodwood
An older creation of ours still gives its owner enjoyment.
Pictured at AC Owners Club meeting at Goodwood on 3rd November 2012.
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| Bristol starts from pits at Goodwood |
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| Low sun at Goodwood |
Thursday, 1 November 2012
Bristol 404 Coupe restored
We have restored many Bristol cars, but have a soft spot for this pretty Bristol 404 Coupe.
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| Bristol 404 Coupe restored by Mitchell Motors |
Tuesday, 30 October 2012
Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint restored to a concours standard
The paintwork on the Alfa Romeo speaks for itself. Many hours work and a subsequent superb result.
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| Concours quality Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint paintwork |
Sunday, 28 October 2012
Another concours winner.
Bristol Conertible restored by Mitchell Motors wins a concours award.
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| Mitchell Motors restored Bristol Convertible wins concours award |
Friday, 26 October 2012
Gratuitous perfect paintwork picture of Aston Martin DB5
Nothing to say, apart from please look at the superb flawless paintwork we have created for this Aston Martin DB5.
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| Aston Martin DB5 repaint |
Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Frazer Nash Mille Miglia restored
Frazer Nash restored and repainted by Mitchell Motors.
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| Frazer Nash Mille Miglia |
Monday, 22 October 2012
Alfa Romeo P3 repainted
One of the rarest cars to have passed through our workshop. Twin supercharged straight eight with a sound to die for.
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| Alfa Romeo P3 re-painted by Mitchell Motors |
Saturday, 20 October 2012
BMW 328 restoration racing at Le Mans
Racing is a big part of the classic car scene and pictured is our racing driver MD at Le Mans after a night time run.
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| Andy Mitchell and BMW 328 at Le Mans |
Thursday, 18 October 2012
Mitchell Motors concours restoration success
The motivation for restoring a vehicle is many and varied, but it can include Concours success. The picture below shows our first concours winning vehicle. Our happy clients are pictured next to their trophies. Many successes have occurred since then.
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| Mitchell Motors first concours success |
If you want a car prepared to this standard, then please contact us.
Tuesday, 16 October 2012
Bristol 403 modification
We have extensive experience of modifying Bristol 403's. The picture below shows a 403 we supercharged amongst many other modifications.
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| Supercharged Bristol 403 |
Sunday, 14 October 2012
Bentley High Vision restored
Unusual Bentley entrusted to us for restoration.
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| A satisfied owner of a Mitchell Motors restored Bentley High Vision |
Friday, 12 October 2012
Aston Martin DB2/4 restoration
In primer and awaiting paint, this Aston Martin DB2/4 was difficult to work with as the bonnet is enormous in relation to the car size and required skill to enable a perfect fit.
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| Aston Martin DB2/4 re painted |
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Vehicles we have restored have raced on the Targa Florio
Frazer Nash High speed driven by Brian Taylor & Peter Rae at the Targa Florio.
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| Frazer Nash at Targa Florio |
Monday, 8 October 2012
Technology meets traditional painting skills
Although we major on traditional skillls, technology plays a significant part in ensuring we achieve superb results.
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| Mitchell Motors computerised paint shop |
Saturday, 6 October 2012
AC Aces restored
Not one, but two of these superb cars at Mitchell Motors for paintwork and restoration.
Thursday, 4 October 2012
Aston Martin V8 "Oscar India" re painted
Both dainty and brutish at the same time, the classic Aston Martin V8 "Oscar India" is a favourite of ours.
Why "Oscar India"? The O I stands for October Introduction and was an Aston Martin code for the revised V8. Wood as opposed to crackle finished dash, flip tail and many detail improvements lifted the car back in 1978.
The Aston pictured was entrusted to us for a full body respray and is shown inside our workshop. We pride ourselves on our environmental and health & safety credentials. You can see in front of the Aston the sander that is attached to a dust extraction system.
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| Aston Martin V8 body re painting |
The Aston pictured was entrusted to us for a full body respray and is shown inside our workshop. We pride ourselves on our environmental and health & safety credentials. You can see in front of the Aston the sander that is attached to a dust extraction system.
Tuesday, 2 October 2012
BMW 328 and Bugatti Type 57 Atalante restored
Variety, but still the same superb quality of work.
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| BMW 328 & Bugatti Atalante during and after restoration |
Some classic cars arrive as a pile of bits...
.....but we have the experience to work through this to bring a project to a successful conclusion.
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| Leigh works out where some "random" bits of ash frame should go |
The art of aluminium bodywork and ash framing
We generally focus on specific projects on this blog, however our core skills are paint work, aluminium bodywork and ash framing and this needs mentioning as part of the overall picture.
If you need work such as this undertaken please contact us.
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| Ash framing and aluminium bodywork restoration |
Monday, 24 September 2012
Pre-production VELAR Range Rover used for promotion purposes by Land Rover
Possibly the best picture we have placed on this site.
Over two years ago we refurbushed the engine bay of this iconic- and we do not use this phrase lightly - car. Details here.
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| Pre-production Range Rover VELAR |
Recently it was used by Land Rover to promote the release of the latest Range Rover.
From our point of view, we feel proud to continue to be trusted with its body upkeep.
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Mitchell Special MKII scan video - Director's cut.
Mitchell Special MKII 3D Scan video. The car body is now recorded just in case the worst happens.
Mitchell Motors Bristol 401 restoration featured at RAC Club
Pictured is a Bristol 401 Mitchell Motors restored on display in the Rotunda of the
Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall. The car will remain on display until the end of September 2012.
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| Bristol 401 in rotunda of Royal Automobile Club |
The Bristol 401 was created at the start of the Queen's reign and was therefore a natural choice to participate in the Diamond Jubilee year
commemorations.
We would like to thank Brian Wadsworth for letting us know about this story and Paul and Jenny MacLennan for supplying the pictures.
Sunday, 16 September 2012
Aston Martin Vantage - the modern one - detailing repair
A modern and only a few stone chips, but still a job for us. Large or small, Mitchell Motors undertakes all kinds of paintwork repair and restoration.
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| Aston Martin Vantage detailing |
Lamborghini Diablo repainted
A modern classic now. The Diablo is an example of some of our older work, but is shown here to demonstrate the depth of Mitchell Motors repainting ability and competence.
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| Lamborghini Diablo repainted by Mitchell Motors |
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
Wensum bodied Vauxhall 30/98 on Targa Florio
Our owner Andrew Mitchell getting into the classic spirit on the Targa Florio.
The car he is driving was entrusted to him by a client and has had much restorative work undertaken by Mitchell Motors including a full repaint subsequent to this event. The repaint was not required as a result of Andrew Mitchell's driving!
Interestingly, Vauxhall had two official bodies for the 30/98. These were the Velox tourer and a sporting version known as the “boat bodied” Wensum. The Wensum name came from the river that flows through Norwich.
Monday, 10 September 2012
Range Rover 2012 eclipsed by an original looked after by ourselves
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| Mitchell Motors look after this classic Range Rover |
Launched as the car 'A Car For All Reasons' this classic Range Rover, looked after by ourselves, drew much attention at the launch of the 2012 Range Rover a few days ago.
Having restored many of these cars, including VELAR and CSK models, Mitchell Motors are the natural choice for your Range Rover restoration.
Having restored many of these cars, including VELAR and CSK models, Mitchell Motors are the natural choice for your Range Rover restoration.
Prewar BMW 319 complete restoration
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| BMW 319 in our heated spray booth |
This BMW 319 came to us for a complete chassis rebuild and repaint. The stage shown in the pictures is where the spray filler has been applied to remove subtle imperfections.
Furthermore, we have made a new bootlid and doors as the originals were beyond repair.
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| Doors and boot about to be re-fitted |
Ford GT40 repaint and rebuild to pre '66 specification
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| Ford GT40 after repaint and period modifications |
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| Exotica central. Bugatti Type 39 and Delage 120 Aerosport V8 meet original Ford GT40 |
Chassis 10-- 7.0 litre that came to us for a pre 1966 specification rebuild that means it gets its valuable FIA papers.
Main work carried out was a repaint and repairs to aluminium.
Thursday, 6 September 2012
Ernest Hemingway - Rolls-Royce Phantom II Short-Coupled Saloon repainted
This well-known car was bought by Ernest Hemingway after the success of his book "Farewell to Arms" made him financially self-sufficient.
Entrusted to us for a full repaint it now looks resplendent in period black.
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| Rolls-Royce Phantom II pictured after repaint in our paint booth |
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| It is a book, it is a film, but it will always be a Rolls-Royce Phantom to us |
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Wednesday, 5 September 2012
DB6 chassis rust removal and restoration
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| Aston Martin DB6 chassis on jig to enable easier rust removal |
As per previous posts, Mitchell Motors has invested in new equipment to improve the process of removing old material such as rust and paint from vehicles. However, there are many occasions when there is no alternative to good old fashioned elbow grease and this is one....the removal of underseal - as well as other internal material -which by design is resistant to impact.
The DB6 chassis pictured will after many hours of work end up looking like new.
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| Classic car chassis restoration underway |
Tuesday, 4 September 2012
Mitchell Motors invest in new equipment
Our skill set is firmly based within traditional methods, however we acknowledge that selective use of modern equipment can reap quality rewards for our clients.
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| One of the more boring pictures on the blog? Possibly, but boring or otherwise, this equipment further improves the quality of our work |
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| Parts are cleaned within the unit cutting down on the dust normally created |
To this end, we have recently invested in equipment that not only removes paint more effectively than traditional methods, but does so more gently and with less impact on the environment with dust and detritus extracted and contained.
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| Porche 911 wing about to be given the Mitchell Motors blasting treatment |
Aston Martin DB5 body restoration
It was appropriate that the iconic Aston Martin DB5 was the first vehicle to enter our new climate controlled and heated paint oven.
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| Aston Martin DB5 respray |
Dubonnet red. Superb classic Aston Martin paint colour.
Thursday, 30 August 2012
Mini Moke full restoration
An icon from the swinging sixties. Restoration is just being with the integrity of the chassis being investigated. Watch this blog for further updates.
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| The Mini Moke chassis restoration begins |
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| The reality in '60s London. Picture copyright Car magazine. |
Removing underseal prior to sensitive "blasting" and restoring an Aston Martin DB6 chassis
Restoring a chassis as complex as one from an Aston Martin DB6 demands a range of skills and a sensitivity to the existing structure that is often missed.
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| Aston Martin DB4 chassis - Similar to DB6 |
The word "blasting" is often used for the removal of rust from a sound metal structure. However, the method we use makes this word a misnomer as it is much more gentle.
Jaguar E-Type Coupe full restoration
What more can be said? Another E-Type gets the full Mitchell Motors restoration treatment.
Notice bespoke roto to enable easier access to removing rust.
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| Jaguar E-Type coupe under restoration |
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